Bumphead parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
- Usual depth2–18 m
- Water temperature21–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Rickard Zerpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The green humphead parrotfish is the largest species of parrotfish, growing to lengths of 1.3 m (4.3 ft) and weighing up to 46 kg (101 lb), though some sources report a total length of 1.5 m and weight of 75 kg (165 lb). It is the only species in the monotypic genus Bolbometopon. Fossil remains of Bolbometopon sp. are known from the Late Miocene of Sri Lanka.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Green humphead parrotfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 66 records
- February: 74 records
- March: 216 records
- April: 205 records
- May: 98 records
- June: 91 records
- July: 99 records
- August: 74 records
- September: 77 records
- October: 176 records
- November: 104 records
- December: 95 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–18 m · Deepest record: 48 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C
Photos
(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by desertnaturalist · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Piotr Lukasik, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) libby hepburn, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Jay Paroline, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Bumphead parrotfish, Green humphead parrotfish, bumphead parrotfish, Double-headed Parrotfish, green humphead parrotfish, Humphead Parrotfish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Loro Cototo Verde
- French
- Filambase, Perroquet à bosse, Perroquet bossu vert
- Japanese
- Kammuribudai, カンムリブダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 隆頭鸚哥魚, 駝峰大鸚嘴魚, 驼峰大鹦嘴鱼, 鸚哥
Other scientific names: Bolbomatopon muricatum, Bolbometopon muricantum, Bolbometopon muricatus, Bulbometopon muricatum, Callyodon muricatus, Scarus muricatus
Similar species
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Clown wrasseCoris aygula
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 512 open-data records from 1840 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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